Abdol Ali Badrei
Lieutenant General | |
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Commands held | (1976–1979) |
Other work | |
Cause of death | Shooting |
Abdol Ali Badrei (29 March 1921 – 11 February 1979) was an Iranian
Early life and education
Badrei was born in Kermanshah on 29 March 1921.[2] He graduated from the military academy in Kermanshah and Tehran.[2]
Career
After graduation, Badrei joined the Imperial army as
In February 1979 Badrei publicly stated that the army would not follow the orders of
Death
Badrei was assassinated on 11 February 1979 on the Sultanabad barracks which was the army headquarters in Tehran.[7][8] He was leading the troops of the Imperial Ground Forces loyal to the Shah which were fighting against armed civilians who were the supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini when he was murdered.[9] Scheherezade Faramarzi argued in 2019 that the murderer of Badrei was a teenager who was not aware of his identity.[7] Upon his assassination the Imperial army was easily disintegrated by the Islamic government.[9]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7391-3340-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biography". Badrei website. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Mark J. Roberts (January 1996). "Khomenei's incorporation of the Iranian military" (PDF). National Defense University. Archived from the original (McNair Paper 48) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "A chronology of the Iranian Revolution (1978-79)". Derkelier. August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Key Iranian General Defects". Fort Lauderdale News. 10 January 1979. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b Mohammad Sahimi (3 February 2010). "The Ten Days that Changed Iran". PBS. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ a b Scheherezade Faramarzi (11 February 2019). "Remembering Iran's Revolutionary Days". Lobe Log. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Thomas C. Reed; Danny B. Stillman (2008). "Revisiting the Seventies The Third World Comes of Age". IFQ. 51: 152. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-349-88805-4.
External links
- Media related to Abdol Ali Badrei at Wikimedia Commons